[UK-CONTEST] RadCom letters

[Roger Western]

Jim - their logic escapes me! The bands are full of signals because there 
are SO many contesters. The anti-contest brigade are dogs in mangers: they 
don't use the spectrum - when there's no contest the bands are dead. I can't 
reserve my favourite parking spot at the supermarket or my favourite seat on 
the train so they shouldn't expect an empty frequency, especially when tens 
of thousands are active.

Some nights I drop in to my local pub and there's a load of people in there 
enjoying themselves, for goodness sake. Why can't a fellow sit quietly in 
the corner and read his book any longer. I mean t'say, every time I walk 
into a pub these days I can hear someone talking. They're so selfish, making 
noise like that - I expect peace and quiet in the pub. It's only fair. Every 
time I hear someone talking I just see red.  I think that all pubs should 
ban entry by more than five people at a time. I'm not prepared to be 
banished to the quiet reading room so I'm going to give up drinking.

Are there really 'so many' complaints? It suits RadCom to publish the odd 
letter every year or two - good journalism to stir up controversy. Everyone 
knows that contesters attract younger new hams, they are the life-blood of 
the hobby, pushing the technology envelope etc etc etc. One third of the HF 
bands are contest-free, there are very few large multi-mode contests. Let's 
face it there's always somewhere for an anti-contester to go but they don't 
want to: they love to hate.

73 de Roger/G3SXW.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Kellaway
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:52 AM
To: 'UK Contest Reflector'
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RadCom letters

Since there are so many complaints about contesting maybe we should get our
heads out of the sand. I am sure most of the anti brigade are not completely
against them. It just the number of contests that is the problem. Glib
comments about WARC bands etc don't really cut the mustard.

I wonder how many UK stations entered the various contests last weekend?

73 Jim G3RTE

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave Lawley
Sent: 23 July 2011 00:18
To: UK Contest Reflector
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] RadCom letters

I disagree Chris. The constant drip drip drip of anti-contest letters
gives the impression to others that contests are bad. I think it *is*
time for contesters to flood Radcom with reasoned arguments why contests
are a good thing, and pointing out some of the flaws in the recent letters.

Then, if the Editor doesn't print them we will know she is biased.

73, Dave G4BUO

Chris Tran GM3WOJ wrote:
> Hello all
>
> These letters to RadCom from the anti-contest brigade are, in a word,
> tedious. They demonstrate complete ignorance of what is involved in
setting
> up even a modest contest station. They also seem to lack any clarity as to
> what it is they are actually wanting - is it completely empty bands which
> they can use at any time of their choosing ?
>
> The letter writers also are blind to the fact that contesting is the
> ultimate 'self-training', stimulates a lot of band activity, makes rare
DXCC
> entities available and that many technological innovations are a result of
> contesting.
>
> Quoting from one of this month's letters "The WARC bands were almost dead
as
> far as I was concerned, CW wasn't so good either, so like Bill I just
> switched off!" - hmmm, this doesn't make sense.
>
> Let's hope these letters fizzle out - as contesters it is tempting to
reply
> correcting their misconceptions, but I have a feeling we'll just add fuel
to
> the flames.
>
> 73
> Chris
> GM3WOJ
>
> * GM7V EU-010 in IOTA *
>
>
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